EY'S

" he spat. "I've already canceled an important

t behind who thought the world revolved around him. Rather, "my world". I

burnt them to ashes with a lighter from his study,

the door and stared

vorce by agreement, then I will have to file a lawsuit for divorce. That wil

lso standing in front of the door and making sure to block Mark from taking a peek inside and seeing something he shouldn

point because it was the furthest I could go in protecting the entrance. But I silen

'll say it one last time, whether w

o right on my part to break off the alliance? Thanks to Mark, the fear I'd bee

ency over my own life? I had tolerated his domineering a

fact, I didn't have that much time on my hands either, to spare

back the next words I'd i

asked, "You really wan

th me now!" he demanded. H

es tiredly before reluctantly agreeing, "Fine, if you'r

an anywhere in sight, I thought to myself that stepping out at that ti

front door and shu

u," I sai

wn and stepped off the porch

continued to march ahead, my eyes caught a pole lying in the garden close by.

ahead of me, I took a deep breath and stepped awa

an I'd imagined, but that was less of the p

ght behind him and waited for the perfect time to strike. When he stopped to look at s

d at the back

s bravado, he crumpled to the ground, unconscious after one blow to h

went to meet his assistan

ur boss out of my

sat up in the

was saying. Then, he looked behind me and sprang

imed, rushing to Mark's side, chec

was out, un

he was too heavy. But he eventually was able to

houlders. With some effort, the assistant managed

d to me after c

s T

my hand to

Also, tell your boss that I will resend him a divorce agreement, ple

xpression that said, 'I don't mean to g

d after him as he settled into the car

ed away from there. And when I saw my front door again and remembered who was

elf. Should I just take th

, I didn't know what. I ke

from the door, only using my eyes to search around for any signs of him. But he was n

lly wa

right there and then, as well as the immediate anger that someone had

andline and dialed the numb

r end, not bothering to sound friendly. "Villa number 27, in the hills. Your security system

line was saying something but I was a

operator apologized, "We will send a team to up

one with a frustrated sigh. The events of the evening had rattled me already in a matter of minutes. Just when I thought

nd with Mark!" Dad's voice roared through the

always been adamant about me being with Mark, despit

ger, I brought up the options menu and selected "Block Number." A confirmation message popped up,

the floor, my back against the soft cushions an

nd. It was dad's birthday, and it wouldn't be the perfect opportunity to announce my di